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UTS researcher Dr Mark Riboldi examines how neoliberalism has transformed charities and advocacy groups, reshaping activism, democracy and social change.

New UK prime minister Andy Burnham wants to bring Manchester’s model of public ownership and devolution to Downing Street. But can Burnham-ism overcome fiscal constraints, entrenched centralisation an...

As consistent as her beliefs on race and immigration, Hanson has been championing men’s rights causes for 30 years – at the expense of women.

As long as the debate stays politicised, anti-immigration sentiment will persist, and so will support for the parties that trade on it.

This election is likely to be watched closely across the country because of what it reveals about the changing party system in Australia.

In June 2020, the Australian Coalition Government introduced the Job Ready Graduates (JRG) policy, seeking to discourage student uptake of humanities and social sciences (HASS) courses by increasin...

Abstract. This book investigates women’s involvement as members of populist radical right (PRR) parties. The latter have long been characterised as ‘men’s

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Ben was joined by Mark Riboldi from UTS to preview this weekend’s Farrer by-election, and what it might imply about the Coalition’s bigger issues losing support to One Nation and indepe…

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Over the years, WorkChoices has become shorthand for policy disaster. It forever changed the political landscape on industrial relations reform.

Local government in Australia has become a frontline for ‘fringe’ politics. Once confined to protest and disruption, far-right, anti-government, and conspiratorial actors are now contesting and win...

Podcast Episode · Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny · 26 March · 59min

Referendum result could tarnish PM’s reputation and make winning next year’s general election more challenging

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosts the launch of Landslide, published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard, and John Warhurst. Join veteran journalist Nick Bryant ...

The laws are time-consuming and labour-intensive to uphold. But their mere presence can elevate the tone of political campaigns.

Dozens of new seats could be created under a Labor plan, allowing the Liberals to inject fresh blood into their party room. But the opposition is split on whether to support the move.

Pauline Hanson’s party has been dysfunctional and scandal-ridden for its entire existence. Capitalising on strong polling will mean changing decades-old patterns.

Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia’s political ecosystem

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British Politics - This article examines the policy and ideological orientation of Keir Starmer’s Labour government following its landslide victory at the 2024 UK General Election. Through a...

The idea that the presence of Western European political parties at grassroots level rose and fell in the twentieth century is central to some of the …

Ben was joined this week by Osmond Chiu, Per Capita research fellow and contributor editor for the Labor Left magazine Challenge, to discuss the factions of the Australian Labor Party. Read Osmond&…

Ben was joined by Sarah Cameron from Griffith University, to discuss the results of the 2025 Australian Election Study, including Peter Dutton’s unpopularity, foreign policy, voter dealignmen…

In recent years, populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have constructed a shared transnational discourse around issues like immigration and culture wars. However, we do not know how their publics ...

Liz Allen alleged she was ‘bullied into near suicide’ at the institution

Political scientists Mark Riboldi and Pandanus Petter join Democracy Sausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go.

This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...